Category Archives: World Building

Wizards Watch: De Planes, De Planes

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Tolrendordm

I’ve been musing about the subject of this article for sometime now, without it coming to the boil! Finally I’ve managed to collect my thoughts on this, so here goes! 🙂 The original trigger was Chris Perkins’ editorial in Dragon … Continue reading →

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Wizards Watch: Deep Magic

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Tolrendordm

I’m sure a lot of you have seen the latest Kickstarter project from Kobold Press: Deep Magic. It’s pitched as a setting-neutral tome of all kinds of magical goodies: new spells, class features, magical academies etc, for all types of spell-casters. … Continue reading →

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April Fools (Not…!!)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Tolrendordm

It certainly isn’t at Profantasy Software! The first of the (any…) month is always one to look forward to, as it’s the release of the next Cartographer’s Annual issue! April’s issue is a new style from Jonathan Roberts, one of … Continue reading →

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The Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: March 2013

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Tolrendordm

Ok, so I’ve now got caught up in the Challenge (just) after a late February entry! The March Annual issue returned to a more normal type of style, after a couple of months of quite different offerings. It is an overland … Continue reading →

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World-building: History vs Geography

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Tolrendordm

In the real world, it’s clear that History, the march of human events across the slowly unravelling scroll of time, is driven by Geography. Natural mountain barriers, impassable terrain, waterways and seas, climate, land fertility; all these factors have had … Continue reading →

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Midgard: Campaign Setting Review – Part 5

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Tolrendordm

Welcome to the last post in my review series (you can find the whole series here) of the Migard Campaign Setting. It’s been quite a journey, and we’ve encountered some strange and wonderful places, peoples and more along the way. … Continue reading →

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Midgard: Campaign Setting Review – Part 4

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Tolrendordm

The fourth part of my review series heads westwards into (very) strange magic-afflicted lands, and then north to the remnants of the great elven empire. Once again, prepare for the marvellous and the unexpected along the ride!  You can find … Continue reading →

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2013: Onwards!! Aspirations for the New Year…

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Tolrendordm

Well a Happy New Year to all; we seem to have decided there is still life after the Mayan calendar, which is good to know, as it means more gaming time! 🙂 Anyway, as I mentioned in my last post, … Continue reading →

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2012: A Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Tolrendordm

It’s that time of year again, i.e. the end! Time to look back, because soon we’ll be looking forward! As ever, it’s fun to look back to the start of the year and see whether any of my targets where … Continue reading →

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Merry Yuletide from TolrendorDM

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Tolrendordm

Across the northern hemisphere of Tolrendor, the mid-winter holiday of Yule has been celebrated for years beyond count. From this day onwards, the nights shorten, and the spring thaw will eventually follow. Many say it represents the time when Baltur … Continue reading →

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